Chick Agnew Explained

Chick Agnew
Birth Date:11 August 1894
Birth Place:Jefferson County, Wisconsin, U.S.
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1920–1941
Coach Team2:Wisconsin–Whitewater
Coach Sport3:Basketball
Coach Years4:1920–1942
Coach Team4:Wisconsin–Whitewater
Coach Sport5:Baseball
Coach Years6:1920–1925
Coach Team6:Wisconsin–Whitewater
Admin Years1:1920–1942
Admin Team1:Wisconsin–Whitewater
Overall Record:96–38-8 (football)
145–155 (basketball)
27–24 (baseball)

Charles Henry "Chick" Agnew Jr. (August 11, 1894 – August 19, 1942) was an American football player and coach and college athletics administrator. He grew up near Whitewater, Wisconsin, and attended Whitewater State Teachers College. He was a star football and baseball player who received a bachelor's degree in 1917. He was the athletic director and head coach for the Whitewater State Teachers College athletic teams from February 1920 until his death from heart disease in August 1942 at age 48.[1] [2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Chick Agnew Dies; Dean of Wisconsin Coaches. The Milwaukee Journal. August 19, 1942. L8.
  2. Web site: Charles Agnew. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. December 23, 2015.
  3. News: Charles H. Agnew, Jr.. The Freeport Journal-Standard. August 20, 1942. 18.